RUSSIA TO BAN WOMEN FROM BEING SURROGATES FOR FOREIGNERS

Sun 27 November 2022:   Russia will soon adopt a law barring foreigners from contracting Russian women to be surrogate mothers for them. Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of Russia’s parliament, made the announcement on Sunday, the nation’s Mother’s Day. Paid surrogacy is legal in Russia, but the practice has been criticised by religious […]

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ANGER OVER ‘ZERO-COVID’ ESCALATES IN CHINA AS PROTESTS SPREAD TO MORE CITIES

Sun 27 November 2022:  A tragic fire in the country’s western Xinjiang province that has been linked to severe lockdown regulations has sparked protests against China’s harsh COVID-19 laws in numerous cities, with locals calling for an end to lockdowns and participating in acts of resistance. According to news organisations, the largest of the protests […]

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IMRAN KHAN DECIDES TO ‘OPT OUT OF CORRUPT SYSTEM AND QUIT ALL ASSEMBLIES’

Sat 26 November 2022:  PTI Chairman Imran Khan has announced that his party has decided not to remain part of the current political system and will instead resign from all the assemblies. He was addressing his first public rally, in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, since surviving an “assassination” attempt earlier this month. However he […]

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MUSK SAYS HE’D CONSIDER ‘ALTERNATIVE PHONE’ IF APPLE, GOOGLE REMOVE TWITTER FROM APP STORES

Sat 26 November 2022:  Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he’d consider making an “alternative phone” in the event that Twitter is removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Twitter is now being investigated by both the Apple and Google app stores, and Musk is concerned that the microblogging platform will […]

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CHINA’S COVID CASES HIT RECORD HIGH; URUMQI ROCKED BY COVID LOCKDOWN PROTESTS

Sat 26 November 2022:  On Saturday, China reported 31,709 new coronavirus infections, while 1,893 patients were discharged from the hospital after making a full recovery over the previous 24 hours. Only 3,474 of the total new cases showed symptoms, according to a written statement from the National Health Commission (NHC), which added that more than […]

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US MILITARY REPORTS ROCKET ATTACKS ON ITS PATROL BASE IN SYRIA

Sat 26 November 2022:  The United States military has reported two rocket attacks targeting its patrol base in northeastern Syria, but said there were no injuries to its forces. In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the attacks “targeted coalition forces” at its base in al-Shaddadi in Syria late on Friday. “The attack resulted […]

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AZERBAIJAN TO PROTECT ALL AZERBAIJANIS, INCLUDING THOSE IN IRAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV

Fri 25 November 2022:  The president of Azerbaijan stated on Friday that his country will make every effort to protect all Azerbaijanis living wherever in the world, including those in Iran, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking at an international conference at ADA University in the nation’s capital Baku, Aliyev stated that his nation places a high […]

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MALAWI VICE PRESIDENT CHILIMA ARRESTED BY ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU

Fri 25 November 2022:  The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau has detained Vice President Saulos Chilima on suspicion of corruption. According to a statement from the ACB, Chilima is suspected of collecting cash as well as other items in exchange for approving government contracts. The corruption monitor noted that the vice president would be taken to court […]

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